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ORBITAL
BY BILL ZHAO
Orbital
By Bill Zhao
Copyright 2017 Bill Zhao


Table of Contents
ACT ONE (EARTH)
1. Chaos 4
2. The Icarus 7
3. Fall 12
4. Nightmare 16 5. Contact 20
6. Answers 23
7. The Range 30
8. The War Room 34
9. Recoil 37
10. Departure 40
ACT TWO (LUNA)
11. Incoming 45
12. Havoc 49
13. Haven 53
14. Lonesome Road 56
15. Raid 60
16. Transit 64
ACT THREE (ABYSS)
17. Just a Talk 68
18. Executive 72
19. Lullaby 76
20. Halcyon 79
21. Clash 83
22. Delivery 87
23. Ignition 91
24. Pursuit 94
25. Fleet 97
ACT FOUR (HOME)
26. Arrival 102


27. Insertion 105
28. The Room 108
29. Pincer 113
30. Endgame 118
Writer’s Notes 122
1
Chaos
Eight year old Derek stared out the port window. The cold emptiness of
space consumed his vision. There was nothing to see. Small rocks and
debris slowly floated aimlessly outside. The only light source outside
was the sun. A good 165 million kilometres away. Derek turned his
head downwards to catch a glimpse of the Earth below him. He could
only just see the massive orange spot on its side. It was growing. Noise
was all around him. The yelling and pushing of the crew. But Derek
knew that he was safe. His dad promised. That he would never let
anything happen to him.
A loud rumble came from his right. It shook his room. He turned. His
door suddenly opened and an old injured man clutching his left
shoulder came weakly in. He wore a dark formal suit with white gloves.
There was gunfire and shouting behind him. The door closed behind
him. “Derek…” he said weakly. “Your father... I…” He collapsed.


Derek was uncertain what just happened and whatever was going on.
The man on the floor looked up at him. Derek recognised him. It was
Gerry. The chef. He liked him. But what had happened?
Derek stared helplessly as the man on the floor stared at him and says
“Your father… he needs you…” The man collapsed and just as he did,
the door opened once again. An armoured security guard stood at the
door. He was dressed in a black and white uniform with a black set of
body armour on his chest.

Ah shit, Gerry… Damn it! Hey Kid, come here! You must be Derek” He
smiled. “Come with me. I’ll take you to your dad. Don’t worry I’m a friend.”
He held out his hand. “I’m Stan”. Derek quietly greeted him and took his
hand. The two le the dark bedroom and out into the hallway. The hallway
was a mess. It was loud. Not with talking but with gunfire. It was chaos.
There were bloody bodies spread out across the floor and bullet holes and
dents across the previously sleek and elegant furniture.
Thankfully, the chaos seemed far from them but Derek wasn’t scared. At
least he tried not to be. The hallway was large and split into two separate
but obvious lanes with gaps in between them.
An explosion fired upon
their right side. No shrapnel in their bodies so far. Stan drew out his
sidearm. A small, sleek handgun. Its cold, dark steel plated sides shone in
contrast to the complete white and grey of the hallways. The two kept
walking ignoring the mass amounts of gunfire surrounding the two. They
didn’t talk and both knew that the handgun was probably their only chance
of survival. Surprised, Derek stood s ll when Stan stopped, bent down and
held his handgun out towards him to take.

Really?”

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